My name is Michael Heyns, and I am a Mechanical/Aerospace Engineering graduate from Olin College of Engineering. I am currently living in Seattle and working for Microsoft as a Program Manager for Office Word.

I'm an avid outdoorsman, though my primary interest is scuba diving. I spent several years diving in New England, where I founded the Olin Scuba Club, though most of my diving now is in the Pacific Northwest/Puget Sound area. I've become very interested in technical diving (as cold water divers seem prone to) and so I've begun to explore this space as well. My major hobbies include scuba diving/underwater exploration and photography, snowboarding, mountaineering, and amateur rocketry. Having been raised in the Pacific Northwest (Bellingham, WA), Australia and South Africa, it’s not difficult to see why.

I hold the following skills in support of my diving and outdoor activities.